On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 01:36:48PM -0500, Jeff Binder wrote:
> I tried switching ttys, but nothing happens (or if it does, I can't tell
> because the screen is white.
> Nothing seems to work. Unless there's some way to interrupt X while it's
> starting up, I'll have to
> re-install the whole system (Which takes about an hour).
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
Try "crtl-alt-backspace" to kill X and then quickly
"ctrl-alt-F2". If that doesn't work boot in as a single user
and make the changes to xdm as instructed below. This isn't
windows. You don't have to reinstall to fix things.
hth,
kent
> > Subject: Re: Getting out of X
> > Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:02:06 -0600
> > From: Dave Sherohman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 11:02:40AM -0500, Jeff Binder wrote:
> > > I have been trying to get X working on my SuperMac c500 (an old world
> > > PowerMac), and I was having trouble getting the ADB mouse working. The
> > > problem is, the settings I have now cause X to crash at startup, leaving
> > > just a white screen. Worse, X automatically launches when I start the
> > > computer up. How do I stop X from starting up so I can get to the
> > > command line?
> >
> > Assuming that you installed xdm (there are a few other packages, such as
> > wdm,
> > which start X automatically for you, and the same instructions apply for
> > them), the most easily reversible method is `chmod -x /etc/init.d/xdm`
> > (`chmod +x...` to undo it).
> >
> > Have you tried switching ttys while you've got the white screen? Unless
> > things are really hosed badly, Ctrl-Alt-F1 through Ctrl-Alt-F6 should get
> > you
> > to your text consoles. Once you're there, `/etc/init.d/xdm stop` will shut
> > down xdm (since xdm is running, I'm assuming you haven't disabled the script
> > as described in the previous paragraph) and allow you to manually mess with
> > your X configuration to get it working properly.
> >
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